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quarter

[kwawr-ter] / ˈkwɔr tər /


NOUN
25 cent coin
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VERB
divide into four equal parts
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Example Sentences

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In the 2021 assembly polls, it secured about a quarter of the state's 294 seats.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Just from its business operations, losses more than tripled to $132.7 million, while net revenue dropped 20% to $61.6 million, which was the lowest total since the first quarter of 2019.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Like their counterparts in private credit, private-equity funds are supposed to mark their assets at fair market value each quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

For now, analysts are expecting 12.6% earnings growth from S&P 500 companies in the first quarter, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Then I’d give him a quarter, and we’d walk back to our bus lines acting like we didn’t know each other at all.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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